Ultima 9 Was Released 25 Years Ago
The last numbered, single-player entry in the “Ultima” series marks a quarter-century.
Tagged: Bill Randolph
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 156 – Should We Release This Episode as an #NFT? Brand New Venture!
Or we could just watch and laugh at how many bots reply to the episode title on Twitter.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 151 – Escort Missions Suck (Mostly)
Also some stuff about MMOs, Outriders, and cheating in X-Wing.
New Gallery: Bill Randolph’s Ultima 9 Post-Mortem Report
A postmortem report on the development — and challenges — of Ultima 9, authored by lead programmer Bill Randolph.
Ultima 9 Was Released 20 Years Ago
The last numbered, single-player entry in the Ultima series enters its second decade, and yet is still unrivaled in some ways.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 114 – An Inertia of Legend
A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex’s interview with former Origin Systems lead programmer about the development of Ultima 9.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 69 – Ultima in Gaming History
We take a look at PC Gamer’s Ultimate RPG Handbook, and comment on its presentation of the history and influence of the *Ultima* series.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 49 – Crafting Menus vs. Interactive World Features
The later Ultimas featured robust interactive world systems, which even allowed for objects to be combined to make other objects (e.g. bread). How does this relate to modern crafting systems in RPGs?
Shroud of the Avatar: Release 20 Instructions Posted
Starr Long has posted the instructions for the twentieth pre-alpha test release, Release 20, of Shroud of the Avatar.
Ed Del Castillo’s Battle Realms Available For Free on GOG (Today Only, I Think)
Battle Realms, the RTS by Ed Del Castillo’s Liquid Entertainment, is available for free at GOG today.
